President Donald Trump, who previously has used his executive pardon authority to rescue hundreds of people caught up in the Democrats’ war against those protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021, now is coming to the rescue of a beleaguered Democrat.

On social media, Trump announced a pardon for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife.

“For years, the Biden Administration weaponized the Justice System against their Political Opponents, and anyone who disagreed with them. One of the clearest examples of this was when Crooked Joe used the FBI and DOJ to ‘take out’ a member of his own Party after Highly Respected Congressman Henry Cuellar bravely spoke out against Open Borders, and the Biden Border ‘Catastrophe.’

“Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH. It is unAmerican and, as I previously stated, the Radical Left Democrats are a complete and total threat to Democracy! They will attack, rob, lie, cheat, destroy, and decimate anyone who dares to oppose their Far Left Agenda, an Agenda that, if left unchecked, will obliterate our magnificent Country. Because of these facts, and others, I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!”

Cuellar, whose positions on political issues often were more conservative than those of his political party, especially in recent years when extremism has become the core of the Democrat Party’s beliefs, and his wife were indicted on money laundering, conspiracy and bribery charges in 2024.

Prosecutors alleged that he took nearly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican commercial bank.

Already, two of the allegations made by prosecutors had been dismissed.

But two of his two political advisers also have pleaded guilty to charges that they had conspired with Cuellar to launder some $200,000 from the bank.

He was accused of attempting to influence “the Treasury Department to work around an anti-money laundering policy that threatened the bank’s interests.”

Cuellar’s trial had been scheduled for April 2026.

He’s served Texas in the U.S. House since 2004.

I want to thank President Trump for his tremendous leadership and for taking the time to look at the facts. I thank God for standing with my family and I during this difficult time. This decision clears the air and lets us move forward for South Texas.

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— Rep. Henry Cuellar (@RepCuellar) December 3, 2025

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just granted a full PARDON to Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas, saying Joe Biden ordered a WITCH HUNT against Cuellar for speaking out against open borders

Wow!

TRUMP: “As I previously stated, the Radical Left Democrats are a complete and… pic.twitter.com/YCykkVgqgq

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 3, 2025